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LOT 1175

Viking Socketted Spearhead

10TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

8 5/8 in. (70 grams, 22 cm).

The leaf-shaped head with full-length midrib to both faces, tapering round-section socket with piercing for attachment to an organic shaft. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Surrey collection, formed 1990-2000.
Acquired from TimeLine Auctions 2016, lot 162 (part).
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.

CONDITION
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LOT 1175

Viking Socketted Spearhead

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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